Peyssonnelia
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Peyssonnelia is a genus of thalloid red alga,[1][2] named after naturalist Jean-André Peyssonnel (1694–1759) It includes the algae commonly known as rumoi-iwanokawa, mayoi-iwanokawa and akase-iwanokawa. Specimens can reach around 20 cm in size. Peyssonnelia produces tetraspores.
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Peyssonnelia squamaria | |
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(unranked): | Archaeplastida |
Division: | Rhodophyta |
Class: | Florideophyceae |
Order: | Peyssonneliales |
Family: | Peyssonneliaceae |
Genus: | Peyssonnelia Decaisne, 1841 |
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